By Emma SandersBBC Sport at Riverside Stadium

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Lauren Hemp
Lauren Hemp has several chances in the first half of the 1-1 draw with Canada

Canada head coach Beverly Priestman said that England looked more like the England she knows after her side drew with the Lionesses in the opening match of the Arnold Clark Cup.

Priestman was an assistant with England and helped guide the team to the semi-finals of the World Cup.

England will host the European Championship in July.

Priestman said that they look more ready than they have seen before.

England look more like me. They are on their way to the Euros. They were really good.

They have great players and staff. They will be disappointed if they don't do well at the Euros on home soil.

Canada, ranked sixth in the world, beat England 2-0 in April, before Sarina Wiegman took over.

England have won in seven matches. They had won six in a row and scored 53 goals without reply.

Her team conceded their first goal in the draw with Canada.

This was a game that we wanted, and we were happy to face an opponent ranked within the world's top 10 for the first time as England manager.

England was under the most pressure in possession and out of it.

We did well in the first half, but we could have done better. We need to be more composed in the final third.

It is a great lesson and we need it. It is a completely different game than the ones we have had.

We will get games like this at the Euros so we need to learn from them. It gives us a lot of information.

England took a first-half lead through centre-back Millie Bright, but Manchester City fought back with a stunning goal from Janine Beckie.

Bright said that the performance showed progress.

The group is a new slate and a fresh journey.

When players are happy and comfortable, you can see their good performances. The game was exciting. It shows the progress we have made.

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